"The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves."

-- Frances Moore LappÃ©

#Real Quotes #Needs Quotes #Gains Quotes

“As a matter of fact I had a terribly traumatic childhood. But afterward I sort of reraised myself.”

Source : Michael Gruber (2010). “The Good Son: A Novel”, p.93, Macmillan
“I had read some books on the Baha'i Faith. I had read - I was looking into Buddhism and trying to understand sort of the agnostic approach, so there was just a bunch of stuff I was just looking at.”
“I do sometimes watch 'Dr. Who' and while the stories barely make sense, if at all, the doctor is such great company I don't care.”
“If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear”

Source : Kobe Bryant @kobebryant, twitter.com. January 22, 2013.
“If you love men and they are unfriendly, look into your love; if you rule men and they are unruly, look into your wisdom; if you are courteous to them and they do not respond, look into your courtesy. If what you do is vain, always seek within.”
“The calculus of probabilities, when confined within just limits, ought to interest, in an equal degree, the mathematician, the experimentalist, and the statesman.”

Source : François Arago, Robert GRANT (F.R.A.S.), Baden Powell, William Henry SMYTH (Rear Admiral.) (1857). “Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men ... Translated by ... W. H. Smyth ... the Rev. Baden Powell ... and R. Grant”, p.235
“You know it's time to start using mouthwash when your dentist leaves the room and sends in a canary.”
“The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.”

Source : James A. Michener (2014). “The Drifters: A Novel”, p.59, Dial Press

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